ULTRA!

Teen Tuesday!

2009-07-13T13:04:00.000-04:00

This month's TeenTuesday - July 14th - will mark ULTRA's 3rd birthday! We will be voting to change the "R" from 'Readers' to 'Recreation' ... come to the library at 3pm to cast your vote!

New Books & Movies!

2009-01-30T13:08:00.004-05:00

Attention all Twilight fans!!!

Check out this new series, House of Night!
We just added the first 4 books to our Young Adult Collection!

Book 5, Hunted, will be released in March!

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And . . . these NEW movies will be released on February 3rd!
Place your request NOW to get your name on the waiting list!!

January TeenTuesday: Game Day!!

2009-01-29T17:01:00.008-05:00

At our January TeenTuesday,
we held a 'game day' and asked everyone to bring a game to play. We had Scrabble, Boggle, Scattergories and Apples-to-Apples. It was such a big success, we've decided to do it again! So be sure to invite your friends, choose a game, and come on down to the
Upton Town Library
Tuesday, February 17th, beginning at 3pm!

Art by ULTRA

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I just wanted to share this picture, drawn by a member of ULTRA, in a Christmas card she gave me! It's awesome! ULTRA rocks!

(Click to see a larger image)

Just added to the Young Adult collection ....

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come see what's new ... !

ULTRA's new book purchases!

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On Friday, November 14, seven members of ULTRA participated in our 3rd Annual Book Buying Field Trip!

In 2006, we shopped at Tatnuck in Westboro (click here.)

In 2007 we went to Barnes&Noble in Millbury, and were treated like royalty!

So that's where we returned this year! We were met at the store by the Community Relations Manager, Nevart Asadoorian, who once again gave us First-Class treatment! She treated us to a special tour of the store, introducing ULTRA as "The Teens from Upton Library" to all department staff ... and then served us complimentary snacks in the Cafe ... super-delicious Hot Chocolate and trays of amazing baked goods!! Then members had about 45-minutes to shop for the Library! After making their selections, we all met back at the Cafe and discussed all the books chosen and decided, as a group, what to purchase. A variety of titles were chosen, representing Graphic Novels & Manga, as well as PreTeen Fiction, Young Adult Fiction, non-fiction, Science Fiction and Mystery. Pictured here are just a few of the books selected!

The members who represented ULTRA on this excursion were Will, Jay, Charlotte, Emily K (all 3rd-year participants!) along with Grant & Brandon (who also attended last year) and first-time participant, Lindsey. They all did a great job of choosing books for the library's Young Adult collection! Be sure to look for the sticker that says "Chosen by members of ULTRA" in the new books, which should be on the shelves later this week!

Brisingr is here!

2008-10-06T15:51:00.007-04:00

Brisingr, or, The Seven Promises of Eragon Shadeslayer and Saphira Bjartskular by Christopher Paolini has arrived!

The further adventures of Eragon and his dragon Saphira as they continue to aid the Varden in the struggle against the evil king, Galbatorix. Inheritance series, book #3

ULTRA BakeSale!

2008-10-04T18:35:00.007-04:00

THANK YOU to all ULTRA members who donated baked goods and/or worked at the BakeSale table during the Friends of the Library BookSale this weekend!!
Pictured here are Emily K, Lindsey, Will, Charlotte, Brandon and Jay .... missing from photo are Hannah S, Emily D, Grant, Hannah L-A, Olivia, Emma & Monica, other ULTRA members who helped this weekend!!
thanks!

New YA Books ...

2008-09-10T14:52:00.002-04:00

Just in ...
Fans of the Twilight series: check out his new book about vampires in love ... Evernight by Claudia Gray

The latest installment in the Maximum Ride series is here: The Final Warning by James Patterson
and Here's a brand new one:
Ghostgirl by Tonya Hurley

New YA Books ...

2008-08-19T11:35:00.004-04:00

Come see what's new in the Young Adult section ...

Gossip Girl, The Carlyles

The prequel to The Golden Compass!

Another Bloody Jack Adventure!

and MORE ....

Breaking Dawn is here!!

2008-08-04T12:16:00.002-04:00

The 4th book in the Twilight saga by Stephenie Meyer was just released on Saturday ... and we have 2 copies available here in Upton! Be sure to read Twilight, New Moon and Eclipse first, though!!

BubbleMania: 7/7@7!

2008-07-02T17:56:00.001-04:00

Don't miss BubbleMania!!!
click here for more info!

New Library Hours, starting in July

2008-06-19T17:02:00.001-04:00

Due to town-wide budget reductions for fiscal year 2009, and the failure of a prop 2 1/2 override proposal, the Upton Town Library must reduce its hours of operation from 40 to 38 hours per week.
We will be closing 2 hours earlier on Friday afternoons.

Starting July 1st, 2008 our new hours are:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday: 10am-8pm
Friday and Saturday: 10am-2pm
Sunday and Monday closed.

If you have any questions about our change in hours of operation or other effects of the town budget reductions on library services, please contact Matthew Bachtold, library director.

Teen Tuesday is Today!

2008-06-17T10:34:00.004-04:00

Happy First Day of Summer Vacation!
Just a reminder that TODAY is TEEN TUESDAY!
This Friday will be the first drawing in the Teen Reading Raffle. Remember to sign-up for the Summer Reading Program when you come to the library this afternoon! Some of the prizes include: $10 gift certificates to Upton House of Pizza, Dunkin'Donuts and Target.

Summer Reading Program for Teens!

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Wild Reads
at the
Upton Town Library

A special Summer Reading Program just for Teens!

(ages 12-18)

Step 1: REGISTER!

for the Summer Reading Program
(green bag is optional!)

Step 2: READ!!!

(anything!)

Step 3: REVIEW!

Write the Title and Author of each book you read this summer on a Wild Reads book review form,
along with YOUR name and phone number, and Rate the book (1-5 stars).
Feel free to add a brief review, as well!

Step 4: RAFFLE!

Every book review form will be entered into a lottery for that week.

One winner will be chosen at random every Friday, from the forms received that week, beginning on Friday, June 20 until Friday, August 15

(NO raffle on July 4^th - Library closed)

8 weeks total

Prizes to be announced soon!

(Last year’s prizes included gift cards to Starbucks, movie tickets,

gift certificates to JJs Ice Cream)

Babysitting Class is FULL --- waitlist started

2008-06-10T18:17:00.001-04:00

The next session of the American Red Cross Babysitting Class, scheduled for June is now FULL. If you're interested in taking this class, please ask to be put on our waiting list; we may be able to offer a second session if there's enough interest.

New Young Adult Magazines??

2008-05-30T13:51:00.002-04:00

We're thinking about adding some new titles to our teen magazine collection .... What do you think?
Please let us know your suggestions! Some suggestions so far include Dirt Bike Magazine , Seventeen, and Anime Insider.
We'd love to hear other suggestions as well!

TeenTuesdayTomorrow!

2008-05-12T13:21:00.003-04:00

Reminder: TeenTuesday is this week, May 13th. Come find out how you can help with plans for this year's Summer Library Adventure!

DVDs ... free for a week!

2008-05-06T15:44:00.005-04:00

I just saw the coolest movie over the weekend .... Tin Man on DVD .... it's like a whole new version of Wizard of OZ ... check it out ... or request it with your library card!
Also:
Here's a list of the new DVD's we'll be getting at the library soon!

Library Closing Early for Annual Town Meeting

2008-05-05T14:29:00.002-04:00

The Library will close at 6pm this Thursday for Upton's Annual Town Meeting.
Click here for more info.

TeenTuesday: Next Week!

2008-05-05T11:15:00.004-04:00

The next TeenTuesday will be held on
Tuesday, May 13th
in the Upton Town Library, beginning at 4pm.
Come and hear about plans being made for this Summer,
and find out how you can help, with some volunteer opportunities ...

Pizza and snacks provided for all participants!

ULTRA book group . . . .

2008-05-05T10:52:00.004-04:00

On May 30th, the ULTRA book group will be discussing the book, A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah.

Several copies of this book are currently available at the circulation desk. Please check one out, read it, and plan to join us on May 30th! This book won an ALEX AWARD in 2008, being named a top-10 adult book with special appeal to Young Adults.

From School Library Journal
Adult/High School—This gripping story by a children's-rights advocate recounts his experiences as a boy growing up in Sierra Leone in the 1990s, during one of the most brutal and violent civil wars in recent history. Beah, a boy equally thrilled by causing mischief as by memorizing passages from Shakespeare and dance moves from hip-hop videos, was a typical precocious 12-year-old. But rebel forces destroyed his childhood innocence when they hit his village, driving him to leave his home and travel the arid deserts and jungles of Africa. After several months of struggle, he was recruited by the national army, made a full soldier and learned to shoot an AK-47, and hated everyone who came up against the rebels. The first two thirds of his memoir are frightening: how easy it is for a normal boy to transform into someone as addicted to killing as he is to the cocaine that the army makes readily available. But an abrupt change occurred a few years later when agents from the United Nations pulled him out of the army and placed him in a rehabilitation center. Anger and hate slowly faded away, and readers see the first glimmers of Beah's work as an advocate. Told in a conversational, accessible style, this powerful record of war ends as a beacon to all teens experiencing violence around them by showing them that there are other ways to survive than by adding to the chaos.—Matthew L. Moffett, Pohick Regional Library, Burke, VA
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

For more info about the topic of child soldiers, and similar experiences to what is described in this book, check out InvisibleChildren.com or see the DVD, Invisible Children.

Teen YOGA Class being offered at Town Hall!

2008-04-18T11:57:00.003-04:00

FYI:

The Upton Recreation Commission
is offering a new YOGA class for teens, beginning on April 30th and running for 7 weeks, on Wednesday afternoons, in the Upton Town Hall.
Cost is $40 for the 7 sessions.
For more info,
click here!

Teen Book Group updates ...

2008-04-02T15:14:00.005-04:00

ULTRA's Book Group met last Friday and the discussion was very good, but it would have been nice to have a few more participants!!! We discussed FEATHERS by Jacqueline Woodson and all concluded that there's an awful lot of STUFF packed into so few pages! LOTS of issues to think about ... general consensus: We liked it!

For April, we'll be discussing The Wednesday Wars, another 2008 Newbery Honor book, and I've just started reading it ... and am REALLY enjoying it so far!!! There are several copies available here at the Library for you to check out, so PLEASE: Pick up a copy -read it- and plan to join our discussion on Friday, April 25th!! That date happens to fall during School Vacation week, so please let me know if you'll be able to make it, and if we could maybe plan to meet a bit earlier than usual, say 2pm?? thanks!
Hope to see you soon @ the Library!
~Lisa
:)

TeenTuesday: This Week!

2008-03-17T14:30:00.005-04:00

Just a quick reminder that TeenTuesday is THIS Tuesday, March 18th!

Hope to see you @ the Library!
~Lisa
:)

Red Cross Babysitter Certification Class

2008-02-27T11:04:00.008-05:00

The next session of the Red Cross Babysitter Certification class will be held Tuesday & Wednesday, August 18-19, 2009, in Upton, 9am-12:30 both days.

(for a description of the course, click here.)

Participants must be at least 11 years old by the date of the first class. The class is intended for both boys & girls, ages 11-16. Registration has begun, at the library. The cost is $55, checks payable to American Red Cross at time of sign-up. Contact Lisa directly for more info. 529-6272, UptonStoryTime@yahoo.com

Book Group meets THIS week!

2008-02-26T22:38:00.002-05:00

Hey ULTRA!
Just a quick reminder that your BookGroup meets THIS Friday at 3pm!
We'll be discussing An Na's A Step from Heaven. I can't wait to hear your reactions to this book; it was certainly a big shift from our last couple of selections!

Also, I am so excited to tell you about a great site that I just learned about, called Shelfari ... scroll down and see the bookshelf I just created! Click on "Get Your Own Shelf" and design your own! What an awesome way to keep track of all the books we read! Hope to see you Friday!
~Lisa
:)

Library Closing Early today ...

2008-02-22T10:17:00.002-05:00

The Upton Town Library
will be closing at 12noon today, due to the snowstorm,
but will be open tomorrow, Saturday, February 23rd, 10-2.

Teen Book Group!

2008-02-12T13:29:00.000-05:00

As of November 2007, ULTRA has its own

Teen Book Discussion Group!

The group meets on the last Friday of each month,
from 3-4pm,
at the Library.

The titles discussed so far have been:

December 2007: StarGirl by Jerry Spinelli

January 2008: Surviving the Applewhites by Stephanie S. Tolan

and our upcoming titles include:

February 29th, 2008: A Step From Heaven by An Na

March 28th, 2008: Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson

April 25th, 2008: The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt

May 30th, 2008: A Long Way Gone: memoirs of a boy soldier by Ishmael Beah

Copies of each month's selection are on reserve at the circulation desk; grab a copy and get reading, so you can join us at the next meeting!

Hope to see you soon @ the Library!!
~Lisa
:)

Next meeting of ULTRA ...

2007-09-01T20:19:00.000-04:00

ULTRA's next monthly meeting will be held on TeenTuesday, September 18th . . .

Please come prepared to:

discuss something you've read in the past month!
volunteer to help at this year's Friends of the Library Book Sale and/or ULTRA bake sale!
plan ULTRA's 2nd Annual Book Store Field Trip! For info about last year's trip, click here!
check out the NEW books in the Young Adult section!
eat pizza and chat with your friends!!!

TeenTuesday is Today!

2007-08-14T15:35:00.001-04:00

Today is TeenTuesday, and also the one-year anniversary of ULTRA!
Come to tonight's meeting and find out what's in store for the fall ...
We'll be planning for our 2nd annual book-buying field trip!

Friends of the Upton Town Library BookSale: September 22-23: help at the ULTRA BakeSale and Face Painting tables!

Free Food!
See you soon,
Lisa
:)

Summer Reading Program

2007-06-27T07:13:00.000-04:00

Come to the library to find out about the Teen-Only weekly raffles,
and see how you can enter to win a prize ...
just for READING!!!

Thank you to . . .

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Emma, Brianna & Jay,
who represented ULTRA recently at the
Teen Book Talk at B&N!

Getting Ready to "Catch the Beat"

2007-05-05T13:42:00.000-04:00

Hey ULTRA!
Sorry I haven't posted lately, I've been REALLY busy with school (yes, I'm going to school to learn how to be an even better librarian ... !) and with planning events for this Summer ....
including a Harry Potter Party on June 20th, 4pm-Midnight in the Library! Keep checking back here for more info!

New Books!

2007-03-30T17:02:00.000-04:00

Here are just a few of our new books ...

"Five sisters who live with their merchant father in Transylvania use a hidden portal in their home to cross over into a magical world, the Wildwood."

"Greg records his sixth grade experiences in a middle school where he and his best friend, Rowley, undersized weaklings amid boys who need to shave twice daily, hope just to survive, but when Rowley grows more popular, Greg must take drastic measures to save their friendship."

The 3rd installment of Angie Sage's Septimus Heap series has arrived!

Eragon DVD --- released today!

2007-03-20T21:47:00.000-04:00

The movie based on the book Eragon by Christopher Paolini was released on DVD ... and became a part of Upton's growing collection ... TODAY!
To request it, click here and enter your library card number!

For info about the book and movie ....

http://www.eragonsite.com/

http://www.eragonmovie.com/

http://www.alagaesia.com/

Book Blogs to check out!

2007-03-20T20:26:00.000-04:00

Here are a few blogs I found that have some book recommendations for teens . . .
http://informationgoddess29.com/

http://yabooks.blogspot.com/

http://yaarc.blogspot.com/

for guys:
http://www.guysread.com/

for Manga fans:
http://librarygoddesses-manga.blogspot.com/

Let me know if any of these lists is helpful to you, and if you end up reading a book that you discovered on one of the blogs!

Happy Reading!
~Lisa
:)

Upcoming Events....

2007-03-16T23:03:00.000-04:00

Mark your calendar and get ready to Catch the Beat for Your Library at Barnes and Noble on April 20-21, 2007! Click here for more info on this statewide fundraiser, and plan to attend the Teen Book Talk on Friday night! The customer-relations manager at the Millbury Barnes&Noble store heard about ULTRA from another Librarian, and called me this week to extend a special invitation to ULTRA!!

Book-of-the-Day Blog ....

2007-03-14T21:22:00.000-04:00

I just wanted to share this link w/you all for a great blog I discovered recently,

Renee's Book-of-the-Day Blog

Check it out!
Happy Reading!

TeenTuesday: This Week!

2007-03-11T15:37:00.000-04:00

The next TeenTuesday is this week, March 13. Stop by the library between 4-5pm to meet members of ULTRA and learn more about what the library has to offer teens and young adults! Open to all Upton teens, ages 12-17. Free pizza and snacks for all participants.

Just in: more Scott Westerfeld books!!!

2007-02-18T13:44:00.000-05:00

Fans of Scott Westerfeld will be happy to know that Upton finally has this super-popular trilogy: UGLIES PRETTIES SPECIALS!!!
(and, even though this is a 'trilogy'.... I just read that there's actually a 4th book in the works, called EXTRAS, due out in October 2007!)
Read more about it here: WesterBlog!

And the sequel to PEEPS, The Last Days, has also arrived!

TeenTuesday .....

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is THIS week! February 13th .... see you at the Library (4pm)!

On-line Book Chats ...

2007-02-07T22:44:00.000-05:00

I just rec'd an interesting email about a new way to hold a book discussion group:

Online (live) Book Chats!

The book to be discussed on February 21st is SANDPIPER by Ellen Wittlinger.

(Yes, we have this book in Upton, and can request more copies!)

Read on for all the details.....

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David Gill and C.J. Bott of ALAN (the Assembly on Literature for Adolescents) are starting an online young adult book group on the ALAN website.

Here is the plan. Each month on the third Wednesday at 9:00PM/EST (to accommodate all the time zones), they will have a discussion on a previously selected YA book. People would sign on to the ALAN website (www.alan-ya.org/) and then follow the path to the Book Chat. And then on the following Wednesday night, the fourth of the month, there will most likely be an interview with the author of the "chatted" book.

The book up for discussion on February 21 at 9:00 PM/EST is SANDPIPER (2005) by Ellen Wittlinger. Ellen has agreed to be interviewed on the following Wednesday, February 28 at the same time.

We hope you can join us, and feel free to spread the word.

By the way, David Klass's FIRESTORM has been arranged for March!

There's going to be a great line-up of YA books and authors! The more people who can join in the discussion, the better.

If anyone has any questions, you can direct them to C. J. Bott at Bottcj@aol.com.

ALA Book Awards Announced Today

2007-01-22T16:10:00.000-05:00

ALA Announces Award Winners today!
Check out this link to see this year's winning books!

Update of Babysitters' Training Class

2007-01-18T18:13:00.000-05:00

UPDATE!! New session added! Call for info or stop by to register! (posted 1/24/07)

The RedCross Babysitter Training Class is currently FULL, but we're hoping to add another session. You may call the Library to be put on a waiting list.

Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants: Book #4

2007-01-12T14:10:00.000-05:00

It's Here!!

Forever in Blue: The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood by Ann Brashares

NEW Books!!

2007-01-10T21:15:00.000-05:00

We just added a bunch of new books to our collection this week ... here is just a sampling of the new arrivals!!!

Tamora Pierce fans will be glad to know that I ordered Terrier ... and Brian Jacques fans will want to check out Voyage of Slaves: A Tale from Castaways of the Flying Dutchman.

Do you like Pirates? How 'bout Vampires?
Check out Piratica II and Vampirates: Demons of the Ocean!!

Terry Pratchett's 3rd installment in a series about a young witch-in-training, named Tiffany, received a Booklist Starred Review:
Wintersmith follows The Wee Free Men (2003) and A Hat Full of Sky (2004).

Volume 8 in Meg Cabot's Princess Diaries series has arrived, entitled Princess on the Brink.
As always, if anyone is feeling up to writing a ~brief~ review of any of these books, PLEASE DO!!!! We can post it here and/or on the bulletin board in the Library!!

Generation Next

2007-01-08T16:57:00.000-05:00

Check out this link to read more about this, and watch the documentary this Friday night at 9pm on Channel 2!
Generation NEXT: Speak Up ~ Be Heard!

January's TeenTuesday

2007-01-06T15:02:00.000-05:00

Happy New Year, Everyone!
Quick reminder that this month's TeenTuesday will be held on the 16th, and that our discussion of the book Flipped got postponed from last month, so that will be happening this time. There are still a couple of copies on reserve at the Library, so please pick one up at the circulation desk if you'd like to read it before the 16th! We also need to work on the ULTRA bulletin board display, (you can kinda see the bulletin board in the background of this picture) so bring your ideas along w/any pictures (photos or original artwork) and book reviews, etc. to put on there. Thanks to all of you who have contributed to the display so far! Thanks, also, to those of you who keep the graphic novels slatwall organized! Great job!

Be sure to check out the pictures of the ULTRA Gingerbread House!!
Hope to see you all soon!
~Lisa
:)

ULTRA Gingerbread House pictures

2006-12-30T21:46:00.000-05:00

On Friday, December 29, 2006, seven ULTRA members gathered at the Library to construct an entry for the First Annual Gingerbread House Competition, sponsored by the Upton Recreation Commission. Well, we didn't win any prizes, but we sure did have a lot of fun! Here are just some of the many pictures I took of this colorful, laughter-filled, sweet-smelling, and at times stressful event!!! (like when the roof caved-in for the second time .... !!!)

These are pictures of the final entry, #16:

Here's Hannah, hard at work decorating the gingerbread

people w/purple frosting, to match our ULTRA T-shirts,

while other members begin to assess the situation,

and decide how to begin construction!

Jenna gets to work as Emily D looks a bit skeptical as Emily K explains her idea for securing the roof!

Chenoa gets in on the action by adding some marshmallows ...

and Brianna has waaaaaayyyyy too much fun with the frosting!

(I'm not sure if anyone went home withOUT frosting in their hair by the time this was over!!!)

Emma, Brianna and Emily D discuss another

roofing technique . . . but ultimately we ended up w/a flat-roofed house, and one section of roof ended up being turned into a lovely backyard patio:

Happy Holidays!

2006-12-22T23:55:00.000-05:00

Just a quick reminder that the Library will be CLOSED on Tuesday, DECEMBER 26, but all other hours will remain the same. Happy Holidays! Enjoy School Vacation!!!

TeenTuesday: Next Week!

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Quick Reminder:
Our next TeenTuesday gathering is on Tuesday, December 19. If you haven't picked up a copy of our December discussion book, Flipped, yet, there are still a few copies available, on reserve, at the library. Please ask for one at the desk so you can read it! We will also be discussing plans for the Gingerbread House project, so I hope to see you all on Tuesday at the library, 4pm!!

Red Cross Babysitter Certification Class

2006-12-13T11:55:00.005-05:00

Next session: August 2009!

Click here for more details!

Red Cross Babysitter's Training Course - Ages 11-16 - $55.00

Course covers Basic First Aid, Safe and Creative Play, Basic Care for Infants & Children and how to respond in an emergency. It is designed to help participants develop skills in leadership and professionalism, including how to advertise & interview for babysitting jobs, and how to handle behavioral problems in a creative way!
Participants in the Babysitter Course receive an American Red Cross certificate of completion, babysitter's handbook and backpack.

TeenTechWeek . . . coming soon!

2006-12-10T12:34:00.000-05:00

Teen Tech Week will be celebrated, nationwide, for the first time March 4-10, 2007.
What is TeenTechWeek?? Click here to find out!

Manga Mags at the Library

2006-12-07T17:25:00.000-05:00

In case you haven't seen these yet, I just wanted to remind you about our very popular, recent subscriptions to 2 Manga mags: ShoJo Beat and ShonenJump! We can barely keep 'em on our shelves! Be sure to check out all of our Young Adult magazines, and also all the cool stuff on our Graphic Novels/Manga slatwall display (on the wall next to the stairs to the Reading Area).

Gingerbread House Competition!

2006-12-06T22:50:00.000-05:00

BREAKING NEWS: On Friday, December 29th, the Upton Recreation Commission is sponsoring a Gingerbread House Competition . . . and ULTRA is going to have an entry!! We will be discussing the details at our upcoming TeenTuesday on the 19th, but the tentative plan is to choose a time to get together during school vacation week (probably either Wednesday or Friday afternoon) to put together our Gingerbread House! We can decorate it w/purple frosting and spell out ULTRA on the roof in green gumdrops! cool!

~Friends' BookShelf Project~

2006-11-30T21:13:00.000-05:00

As you enter the Knowlton-Risteen Building, just before you go into the Library, please take a moment to notice the BOOKSHELVES on your left (or on your right if you're on your way OUT!!) These shelves are maintained by the Friends of the Upton Town Library (the very same group who approved the purchase of our ULTRA-cool T-Shirts!), as a fundraising project to support the Museum Pass program.

The items on the shelves are donated, and are FOR SALE: hardcover books and DVDs are $2, softcover books and VHS tapes are $1, and all kids books (INCLUDING juvenile and YA titles!!) are just 2/$1!!! Check out the great selection, and keep this in mind for your holiday shopping . . . you may find some great gift ideas!

New Books in Upton!

2006-11-29T14:24:00.000-05:00

I was just at CMRLS headquarters last night, where they are in the process of clearing out their book collection, and giving everything away to member libraries, so I picked up some great new books for our collection!

Some titles include:

The Fashion Disaster That Changed My Life by Lauren Myracle (author of TTYL & TTFN)

Piratica: being a daring tale of a singular girl's adventure upon the high seas, presented most handsomely by the notorious Tanith Lee

The King of Mulberry Street by Donna Jo Napoli

Food for Fines!

2006-11-28T12:27:00.000-05:00

Hey Everyone,
We're doin' it again! The Upton Town Library will, once again, be participating in Food for Fines, to help the Upton Bloomer Girls collect donations for families in need this winter.
Here's how it works:

November 28th - December 20th, 2006
"Your donations of non-perishable food items, toiletries and household paper products will be accepted in lieu of overdue fines this holiday season! Donations will be distributed to the needy families in our community."

The fine print: ONLY UPTON FINES (from overdue items) WILL BE WAIVED (ie: if your fines are from other libraries, you would still have to pay those; if the fines are actually replacement charges for lost/damaged items, those cannot be waived.)

And even if you DON'T owe any fines, you are certainly still welcome to make a donation!!
:)

December's discussion book . . .

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For our next TeenTuesday (on December 19th), ULTRA will be discussing FLIPPED. Click here to read more about it! Copies are on reserve at the Library now, so just stop by and request one.

Book Store Field Trip!

2006-11-27T16:32:00.001-05:00

In September 2006, we went on our first, official ULTRA field trip!
Eight members of ULTRA joined me in a fun-filled shopping spree at Tatnuck Bookseller & Cafe in Westboro. We picked out LOTS of great books and had a great time sharing them all with each other in the store's meeting room, and then carefully selected 40 to purchase for the library's collection! This AWESOME group of teens (ranging in age from preteen to 17!) chose everything from historical fiction to science fiction, fantasy to reality, biographies to graphic novels . . . proving that there really IS something for everyone @ the Library!

Check out these ULTRA-cool T-shirts!!

2006-11-24T02:28:00.000-05:00

After helping to raise money for the Friends of the Upton Town Library recently, at their Annual Fall Book Sale, with our own ULTRA-Bake Sale, they were in turn supportive of us, by purchasing our brand-new ULTRA T-shirts! Here some of us are, proudly wearing our new T's!
THANK YOU to the Friends! Also, thank you to the Little Coffee Bean in Upton for their generous donation of coffee, and to the Three Seasons Restaurant at Blackstone Valley Tech.HS for their delicious donations as well!

ULTRA!

Teen Tuesday!

New Books & Movies!

January TeenTuesday: Game Day!!

Art by ULTRA

Just added to the Young Adult collection ....

ULTRA's new book purchases!

Brisingr is here!

ULTRA BakeSale!

New YA Books ...

New YA Books ...

Breaking Dawn is here!!

BubbleMania: 7/7@7!

New Library Hours, starting in July

Teen Tuesday is Today!

Summer Reading Program for Teens!

Step 1: REGISTER! for the Summer Reading Program(green bag is optional!)

Babysitting Class is FULL --- waitlist started

New Young Adult Magazines??

TeenTuesdayTomorrow!

DVDs ... free for a week!

Library Closing Early for Annual Town Meeting

TeenTuesday: Next Week!

ULTRA book group . . . .

Teen YOGA Class being offered at Town Hall!

Teen Book Group updates ...

TeenTuesday: This Week!

Red Cross Babysitter Certification Class

The next session of the Red Cross Babysitter Certification class will be held Tuesday & Wednesday, August 18-19, 2009, in Upton, 9am-12:30 both days.

(for a description of the course, click here.)

Book Group meets THIS week!

Library Closing Early today ...

Teen Book Group!

Next meeting of ULTRA ...

TeenTuesday is Today!

Summer Reading Program

Thank you to . . .

Getting Ready to "Catch the Beat"

New Books!

Eragon DVD --- released today!

Book Blogs to check out!

Upcoming Events....

Book-of-the-Day Blog ....

TeenTuesday: This Week!

Just in: more Scott Westerfeld books!!!

TeenTuesday .....

On-line Book Chats ...

ALA Book Awards Announced Today

Update of Babysitters' Training Class

Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants: Book #4

NEW Books!!

Generation Next

January's TeenTuesday

ULTRA Gingerbread House pictures

Happy Holidays!

TeenTuesday: Next Week!

Red Cross Babysitter Certification Class

TeenTechWeek . . . coming soon!

Manga Mags at the Library

Gingerbread House Competition!

~Friends' BookShelf Project~

New Books in Upton!

Food for Fines!

December's discussion book . . .

Book Store Field Trip!

Check out these ULTRA-cool T-shirts!!

Step 1: REGISTER!

for the Summer Reading Program
(green bag is optional!)